Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.2° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 2PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
106
184
211
183
164
111
215
79
77
61
48
63
42
73
73
62
57
54
39
34
33
33
Wind (km/h)
35
W
45
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
W
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:30AM2.25m
8:54PM2.32m
10:06AM2.31m
10:16PM2.49m
11:08AM2.49m
Low Tide
1:42AM1.33m
2:33PM1.55m
3:39AM1.29m
4:09PM1.43m
4:49AM1.08m
5:03PM1.23m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:09
7:07
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
10
14
16
17
18
18
18
19
20
14
12
11
Feels °C
5
3
3
4
6
6
5
7
9
8
7
6
12
15
16
17
17
16
16
19
11
9
8
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